Upgrade your kitchen knives with these 9 deals

Image: Chefs Foundry

By STACKCOMMERCEMashable Deals2019-07-05 09:00:00 UTC

Few things derail a cookout faster than a dull knife that slips and slashes the chef’s hand. (The only red liquid that belongs on those hot dogs is ketchup, thankyouverymuch.)

If your current blades struggle to slice into a soft bun, it’s safe to say you’re due for an upgrade. After all, a little sharpening can only get you so far — especially when tricky-to-cut foods like watermelon and pineapple are on the menu. 

For a great deal on some new knives, head on over to the Mashable Shop, where there are sets on sale that range in size from two to ten blades. We’ll even let you take an additional 15% off if you enter the code FIREWORK15 at checkout — because nothing’s more patriotic than helping one’s fellow Americans save a few bucks.

Take your pick:

Featuring a 7.5-inch chef’s knife and a 4-inch paring knife, this super sharp stainless steel knife set will swiftly become an essential part of your kitchen arsenal. Valued at $49.90, you’ll shave an extra 15% off the sale price of this set ($29.90) and pay just $25.42 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout.

Culinary school is one thing, but you can’t make it as a professional chef without an awesome set of knives. This paring knife and general-purpose Santoku knife are both modeled after the ones used by Top Chef contestants, so you *know* they’re quality stuff. Valued at $41.90, you’ll shave an extra 15% off the sale price of this set ($22.90) and pay just $19.47 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout.

Also approved by Top Chef greats, each knife in this six-piece set has a colorful, stick-resistant coating that helps to prevent cross-contamination. Valued at $54.99, you’ll shave an extra 15% off the sale price of this set ($33.99) and pay just $28.89 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout.

Classic Cuisine’s 10-piece knife set hasn’t made any appearances on TV (as far as we know), but just like the six-piece Top Chef set, it features blades in a rainbow of colors to help you remember which ones were used on meats and veggies. Valued at $48.99, you’ll shave an extra 15% off the sale price of this set ($29.99) and pay just $25.49 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout, plus you’ll also get the magnetic bar for easy storage.

These knives from Gotham Steel are a true feat of culinary engineering, having been crafted from 100 percent Japanese solid steel that’s razor-sharp and perfectly balanced for precise slicing and dicing. Valued at $125.99, you’ll shave an extra 15% off the sale price of this set ($77) and pay just $65.45 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout.

Are these knives tools? Yes. Are they works of art? Also yes. Each blade has been hand-forged from high-grade Damascus steel, which gives it a unique flowing pattern, and boasts a remarkably hard edge that’s designed to last years and years. Valued at $89, you’ll shave an extra 15% off the sale price of this set ($69.99) and pay just $59.49 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout.

Want to prep food like home cooking queen Lucinda Scala Quinn? You’ll need this Mad Hungry-approved knife set, which includes a paring knife, a birds beak knife, a micro-serrated utility knife, and a chef’s knife. Valued at $29.99, you’ll shave an extra 15% off the sale price of this set ($19.99) and pay just $16.99 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout.

These elegant, ultra-precise knives sport blades that have been cooled with nitrogen for extra hardness and flexibility. (They look really cool, too: Each one has a surface pattern that alternates between matte gray and silver.) Valued at $599.99, they’ve been hugely discounted down to $49.99, but you’ll shave an extra 15% off and pay just $42.49 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout.

We’re partial to this three-piece knife set from Chefs Foundry for two reasons: One, their blades are made from zirconium ceramic, which is 10 times harder than plain old steel. And two, the company will provide a meal to ten hungry Americans via Feeding America for every set sold. What’s not to love? Valued at $276, you’ll shave an extra 15% off the sale price of this set ($58) and pay just $49.30 when you apply FIREWORK15 during checkout.